Coddiwomple?

Coddiwomple–now that’s a word! A new one for me (I’m not up on my Old English Slang) meaning to travel in a purposeful manner towards towards a vague destination.

I was awakened by loud wind gusts early this morning, and finally gave up and got up a bit after 4. A few hours and a cup of coffee later, I headed out for my run. I was greeted by this umbrella neatly resting in this ditch, which is part of our storm water management system. As may or may not be clear from the photo, this is a ten or twelve foot deep channel. The fences in the background are around 6 feet tall. The umbrella itself is a big one, 7 or so feet across.

It must have been quite a sight sailing on this morning’s winds before landing at this destination, previously vague. A coddiwomple journey. As I finished my run, the umbrella was gone, presumably back in its accustomed location. A short lived flight for freedom.

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I started this blog, curioussteph.com in 2017, with the intent of exploring both inner and outer curiosities. This was the beginning: By day, I'm a retired family physician turned body-oriented psychotherapist. I garden, travel, am owned by 2 elderly cats, figure skate and am training for my first triathlon.
Three years later, the two elderly cats have crossed the rainbow bridge, and we now have an 11 year old adoptee, Ziggy. I'm done with triathlon and skating for the time being, and I am still physically active, running, biking and walking. It's now the time of the coronavirus, which is affecting us all. Coincident with that, my 90 year old father's replacement aortic valve is failing and he is now in hospice care. I anticipate a variety of current writings, and some of the focus may be on how it is now, with a gravely ill parent, and the constraints of covid 19, and how it all hangs together. We shall see. (4/19/20)
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